THE EARTHQUAKE IN PERU. Our engraving in, page 8 represents a soene in connection with, the earthquake which ocourred lately on the coast of Pent, attended with effeots so widely spread and terrible, that all townB. and villages within a radius of 150 miles were destroyed, and every interest, agricultural and commer cial, throughout the country, - was ruined. The soene represented is Arioa at the ? moment of the approaoh of the terrible wave which ao componied the earthquake. 'The features of the locality are faithfully depicted, our artist having been guided by some sketches taken on the spot. It was from Arioa j it will be re membered, we had the most:graphi6 'picture of the sad event. The agent of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, in his letter to the manager, writes : — ' Into other matters it is .now useless' to enter, as I write under the shadow of a groat : grief. Arioa no longer ex ists. At abont 5 o'clock in the afternoon ef .the 13th we were visited with a tremendous e...

GOVERNMENT PATHOLOQliST AND ? i ?,;?;: MEDICAL JURIST. ' ?' \ : ?'?? A meeting. of members, of the medical pro fession. Was held 21st ult.. ;at: the .Port Phil lip Club Hotel, to discuss the proposed appoint ' ment, pt 'pathologist and medical', j nrist. The following members of the profession were pre sent :— Drs. Murray, Stillwell, ' Wilson, Wes ton, Hunt, Gibson, Moore, Beeves, Lloyd,' Stewart) Gregory, Gillboej PHillips, Smith, Stillmon, Bragge, Graham, Rarikin, Curtis, Figg, M'Oarthy, Cooper, Crooke, Morton, Thompson, Marray, Wilkins, Hewlett, Haig, Matt and Lilionfeld. Dr. Youl was also in attendance. . ? ? : ' ? The chair was taken by Drl Stewabt, who at some length' stated1 the objeot of the meeting. A proposition' had been submitted by the City Coroner to the Minister of jjustibe,' for the appointment, of a pathologist and 'me dioal jurist, and the reasons assigned for such appointment wore set for thin a letter written by Dr. Youl, whioh was considered by the profes sion t...

CASTING BELLS AT BALLARAT. At Ballarat, on 19th ult., the casting of. a large bell for the Free Church of England, attraoted to Mr Higgins's foundry a large num ber of ladies and gentlemen to witness the process. The Ballarat Star gives the follow ing sketch of the scene : — ' When the proper time came, the operators threw into the. furnace some 3 owtor so of metal, consisting of old brass engine-dttings and blocks of copper and tin, more fuel was neaped on, the air-drum hummed and buzzed more vigorously, and as the sulphurous flames emitted more and more brilliance the. faces of the spectators were lit up with a ghastly huo, as if they belonged; to a crowd of ghosts huddling together to see a weird scene on the verge of Pandemonium. Presently, after, the chief ministers in the rite had poked and probed vertically and horizontally into the hissing furnace, the metal was pronounced to be ready for the flow. Then the iron ladle was sot beneath the bottom' of. the- furnace, and the mol...

CUSTOMS SEIZURES. A large quantity of oilmen's stores have been lately imported from Sydney by. VorioMi itor dhants.in to\tai' tho consignor ? havmgaac componied ithb same by two ?:iuyoioesvr one for |iho' Cub tomu department nt' :a'' low. valu- ation, and tho bthor: '.for Hthe'i cqnsigJQoo at the true-' value J '? Some -of the™'obn signces rejected the invoice intended for the Customs, and passed entries for the goods ac cording to their true value at the port of shipment. Others, however, adopted a different, conra.e, and, in these... cases .the goods have teen forfeited, and proceedings will betaken against 'the firms* implicated for the fall penalties incurred' tinder' the* Customs Act.? This decision was arrived at on 27th'ult.j after the Commissioner of Trade and Customs had had a personal] (interview-1 with the firms interested. The proceedings before the Com missioner were private, but so far as we have been able to gather from oar inquiries, wo have elicited the. following ...

THE, MONTH. ? His Escellenoy the Govornor, accompanied by Lady Manners Sntton and family, has been visiting ? the Western District of tho colony . .daring the month, and seems ranch pleased with' hist; 'visit. Worrnambool, Belfast, Portland, Hamilton, Ararat and Ballarat aro the places whaoh have basked in tho sanshine of vice regal favor. Balls, volunteer inspections, lay ; ing of foundation stones and snipe shooting . ? ' ? have been the ordor of tho day. ' Politics have boon in aboyanae daring the Jnonth. Most of the xnomberts of tho Govern ' ment have been oat of town. The hon. the Commissioner of Pnblic Works and the Minis ter of Jastico wero away for a fortnight in the west,' to see for themselves tho requirements of the distriot. They. inspected jetties and public buildings of all sorts, 'received deputations and attended entertainments. --.Mr Sullivan has been visiting the mining districts. The hon. the Chief Secretary has gone * to Rivorina1; where he has a station, and is ...

Via Sydney we have papers to the 201b last., from which we extract the following :— CAPTURE OF. A PARTY OF- QUEENITES ? . BY THE EX-PRISONERS. | (From the correspondent of the Southern Cross, 20th October.) About, the end of September a scouring party of friendly natives, under a chief named Earai tlana, wero dispatched by Captain Seighton, R.M., to get information about the ex-pxisonere. They should have been back in three or four days. Fourteen days elapsed, and anxiety for their safety became very great. They were sup posed to be murdered, and there was great ex citement in consequence. A native force of 100 men were preparing on the 14th Inst. to start ia quest of thorn, and the Mohako and other, native allies had been sent for to render assistance. ' ? This news reached Napier on Wednesday last. On Thursday another messenger arrived, bring ing the startling news that To Koote's party bad joined Te Waru at Waataroa, ton miles - from the military settlement in Wairoa district; th...

THE'~'CASE^OF' THE BJEV; JAMES TAYLOE. The charges preferred against the Rev. James Taylor, late pastor of the Baptist Church, Col lins-street, have now assumed a graver cha racter than the public were- led to anticipate. When first the charges came out in the Bhape of vague rumors they were regarded as exag gerations, and a hope was entertained that the utmost of which he could be : guilty might prove to be nothing more than some indisore tions, for which a verbal rebuke or temporary retirement would be sufficient punishment. To many who had known 'and esteemed Mr Taylor for years it seemed unlikely that at bis time of life he should bare fallen suddenly into criminality. It seemed to them equally unlikely that he could have escaped deteotion until now, supposing he ? had for a length of time been addicted to a course of life incon sistent with his profession. The .studied mystification in which the charges ' were involved, contributed in no small measure to the general incredulity...

SUICIDE OV ALIOE-^MAES' (MARIE ST.: ? DENIS). Truth is stranger than fiction. Before the realities of life the inventions of the novelist fade' into nothingness. In the brief .brilliant, ' miserable,' terrible career- of the actress whoso .death it is our duty to record, there is com prised material 'from which might be moulded; half a dozen of the heroines Miss Braddon and Mrs Wood have created. Let us glance at that portion of her life which has familarised her to the public. In doing this we have little to do with Alice Moos. That young lady, less than two years ago, was a governess, residing in the neighborhood of Geelong. Her accom plishments (she -was a fluent linguist, a finished musician, and, when Bhe chose, a most agree able companion) were the cause of her intro duction to tbo best society there, and it does not seem that at this time she bad any thought of embracing the stage na a profession. Wearied of the irk Bomeness of teaohing, she resolved on coming - to Melbourne,...

SELECTIONS UNDER THE FORTY SECOND SECTION OF THE LAND ACT. The following ore the regulations issued by the Government for the guidance of selectors under the 42nd section of the Land Aot : — Applications for licenses . to , occupy under the 42nd seotion of the Amending Land Act 1865 lands in the undermentioned localities will be received and investigated by Com missioners on the 2nd November, 1868, as under. ?? . .;.. '? :? '???.'.-? ? .- ? ? ,.-.'- ? The forms to be used for application under the additional regulations will be distributed to intending applicants by the Commissioners at the places named, at ten o'clook in the morning of the 2nd November next. . ' GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO INTENDING APPLICANTS. Application must be made in person. Applicants for lands in the districts under mentioned will not be required to mark out on the: ground, the- lands they desire to occupy, nor will it be neoessary to publish notice of application, or to apply, to the authorised sur veyor until af...

THE ENLAEGEMBNT OE THE SAILOES' ''-: ?' ' v ' 'HOSiEi '''?' '?-?''??:-r: Among the memorials which will remain of Prince Alfred's visit to this colony the addition to the Sailors' Home now in course of con struction will be one of the most substantial and benefioial. Although it is not built en tirely out of the proceeds of' the magnificent entertainment given in aid of the Home daring the stay of our royal visitor, still without doubt the assistance reoeived thereby will ensure the completion of the work at a much earlier period than the committee of the institution could otherwise have expeoted. The cornerstone of the new building was laid in July last, and the brickwork was commenced on the 21st August, fainco which time the walls of the ground floor and the three upper stories have been built up, and the rooting is already in progress. It is expeoted that the building con tract will be finished within six weeks, and the committee hope to get everything ready for opening on the 1...

THE VICTORIA. GLASSWORKS. The Victoria Glassworks at North Mel bourne, situated on the rising ground just above tha North Melbourne railway station, were originally projected by the late Mr, Nixon, for merly a member of the Legislative Assembly, who died a few months ago. Since then the works have been finished and taken up by Messrs. Wiper, Thomas and Co., practical glass blowers, by whom they wore opened on the after noon of tho 7th October. Except perhaps as seen at St. George's- ball, In a large and comparatively clean room, with llttlo or no smoke, Kla?sblow ing ia not n very fascinating process to witness. It la useful, of course, and highly to bo en couraged ; but like many other things useful and to be encouraged it Is decidedly unpleasant, and especially so on such a day &amp;a tho ubave, with a gusty wind blowing nod dust flying In all direc tions. On entering the Victoria Glassworks during the course of .operations, such is the sooty nature of the occupation, that tho...

THE UNITED SIR WILLIAM DON GOLD MINING CO., BALLARAT. ' The announcement of the proposed wlnd ing-up of this company, which has made so much nolee'ln the world, and been the parent of so many other mining enterprises in its neigh bourhood, seems to afford a fit opportunity for a 'brief review of its origin and history, and most brilliant, though unfortunately too short-lived suscess. It was in' 1865 that the company got Into an Independent existence, during which year it became an offahoot from the HandIn Hand Co., which was tbon bent upon finding the deep ground of the Inkermann gutter by means of a No. 2 shaft on the site oi the present Park Reserve. -To the Sir Wm. Don Co. was ceded the No. 1 shaft, together with the reef ground embraced within certain limits, which were duly registered. There was nlso banded ovor tho right to mine under the Cricket Reserve ob tained by the Hand nnd Band in 1859. The company' for some time was looked up m as anything but a good thing, and many op...

THE BALLAE AT NATIONAL SHOW. This show, which was held at Ballarat on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th October, is thus described by The Herald's special correspondent :— . ? If a universal expression of popular opinion maybe taken as a fair criterion, the Ballarat National Show has been ono of the greatest, successes on record, and has. fully answered the purpose ftt which it was initiated. The money receipts at the gate, amounting to L46 on the first day and to L505 the second day, also prove that Ballarat, from its central position, is ? one of if not the bast, places for holding shows of a Bimilar nature. Not only is it the. market town of a large, fruitful, and populous agricultural district;, but it is the natural emporium for all the stock of the wealthy Western district. Agri cultural produce and live stock can alike be forwarded there with facility, and the exhibition of the 23rd proves that both can be brought to a high state of excellence. The show was held at tha cattle yards, n...

SUICIDE OF MDLLE. ST. DENIS. Died on Saturday, the 24th October, at 9.30 a.m., aged twenty years, Alice Hyaclnthe Jacqueline Mario Macs, better known by herstage name of St. Denis, and the jury at tho inquest have decided that her death was self-sought. A promising young actress, nn accomplished, talented, ond hlgh-splrltcd woman, she ban, beyond a donbt poisoned herself undor circum stances and in a manner that would read strangely and fearfully even iu a French novel. Born in Belgium of mixed English and French parentage, and of good family, Mademoiselle Maes nrrivid In this oolony, about six years ago, with her mothor and half-brother, end for some time was employed, first as a teacher in a school at Clunes, and afterwards as a French governess In Geolong. Sho was also redding for n fow months os a gover ness In a private family near Crowlands. To one of her versatile natare, liowevor, in struction wes dreary work, and after a short stay in a photographic studio sho turned her at...

FATAL MINING ACCI DENT. A lamentable accident hap pened, on tbe afternouu of .. the 24th October, at the . Now Son Gold Mining Com pany's claim, Bollarat, by which two menweresuffocated. Tue Evening Post furnishes tne following brief particu lars : — 'On -inquiry at the claim' we learned that- two . men were suffocated by a ; sadden rush of foul air, sup posed to be caused by an lu- ? flux of water Into a drive /rota wblch b jump-up was being made, and in which they were working. The;, names of the two unfortunate men are William Northey and William Rose — tbe latter not regularly working, at ..the claim, but only engaged as a sort of emergency man. The first* named leaves a young widow and ene . child to lament his death; the other..: being quite a young man of about twenty -two years of. nge. Tbe captain ef the shift, James Davies, had a very narrow escape.- When the rush of foul air took pi nee he _ fell down the jump-up in tenslble (a height of about Uft.), and tben had lifinft....

MR/MOITBHAY, THE MAYORS LECT. Mr.' Thomas Moubray, the Mayor-elect of Melbourne, is In his forty- fourth year, and a native of the North of Ire land, from whence have come many of. oar most respected citizens and colonists. He Is senior-, pirtner, of the highly successful firm of Moubray, lush and Co , of Collins street . west, drapers and Go vernment contractors, and has teen connected with that es tablishment from the date of bi» arrival in the colony in 1848. ' He married, in 1864, Emma Augusta, relict of the late Mr. Henry Griffiths. As a resident of Melbourne, Mr. Moubray Lrs been active' in promoting the interests of many of the public and philan thropic institutions of the city. He was , Tor several years a member of the committee of the Melbourne Hospital, and is still connected with that institution as one of its honorary auditors. He was likewise for many years a member of the committee, and is now one of the trustees, of the Mechanics' Institute. He Is a member of the com...

ASYLUMS' FOE. THE INSANE. :?-;-; '?''' YARRA BEND;'' ?? '» ? «-??' To an ordinarily humane - men ? there is scaroelya more painful sight' than that of a fellow creature deprived ' of that bright Pro methean 'spark, without which ha is bat a mere moving' and breathing rnaaa of clay. But there li something bo suggestive of comfort nod kind ness In the very appearance of the Yorra Bond Atylum, that the visitor is more gratified than pained In going1 round the institution. For lie sees that in every direction kindness and skill do their best to alleviate and to cure ; that violence or cruelly are things of tho past; and that so far as it can be dono, tho patients aro left to themselves as much as possible, with little or no outward appearance of restraint. The placa is pretty, too — with tho river winding: round the bate of the hill on which the asylum stands, tho green irees and, just now, greener grass, the many flowers here and there in the gardono, the red-bricked cottages peoping o...

A VOICE FROM HARTLEY jOOLilERY. A S E RM ON . v ? Delivered on Thursday Evening,' 80th January, 18S2, KBV. O. H. 8PURGEON, At tho Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. ' If a man die, shall he live again ?' — Job zlv. 14. ' Onco more the Lord has spoken. Once again the ' voice of Providence haB proclaimed 'All flesh 1b grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of ' graBB.' O Bword of the Lord, when wilt thon rest and be quiet? Whereforo these repeated warnings? Why doth tho Lord so frequently and bo terribly sound an alarm? Is it because our drowsy spirits will not awaken -to the realities of death? We fondly per suade ourselves that we are Immortal, that though a thousand .may fall at our side, and ton thousand at our right hand, yet death shall not come nigh unto ; us. We flatterourselves that if wo must die, yot tho . evil day la far honco. If we bo sixty, we presump tuously reckon upon another twenty years o! life ; and the man of eighty, tottering upon ?' his staff,,...

THE TOURNAMENT OF CASTLEMAINE LIGHT HORSE. 7th Ootober was a gala day with the Castle maina contingent of our Victorian cavalry force. Colonel Anderson was present, so were Captain Stubba and Lieutenant-Colonel Bull, and the Camp Reserve was grand in all the pageantry of mock warlike display. Nearly aixty of the Prince of 'Wales Light Horse went through a variety of difficult evolutions, not as a matter of duty, but as one of pleasure, as a display in some instances of good horse manship and preoiaion of movement, matters of no small moment to men who may one' day have to use . the lance at , the charge, or maintain a good seat in the saddle, in a hand-to-hand enoounter with some armor plated foe. It was a creditable exhibition of. ff Trill throughout, and although of a semimili tary oh&amp;acter in some respects, it was a publio performance that will well bear repetition, both to the advantage of the men who tookpart in it, and for the gratification of the publio, who like anyt...